1. Nobel Prize ➢ Most coveted international award of the world. ➢ Instituted by Alfred Bernard Nobel (inventor of dynamite). ➢ The award is given on December 10 (death anniversary of Alfred Bernard Nobel). Nobel Prize is given every year to those eminent persons who have made pioneering achievements in the following fields: ➢ Physics ➢ Chemistry ➢ Medicine ➢ Peace ➢ Literature ➢ Economics Apart from Economics, all other categories have been given since 1901. Economics Nobel Prize was instituted in 1967 and was first given in 1969. INDIAN CITIZENS WINNING NOBEL PRIZE Name Year of Honor Area 1. Rabindranath Tagore 1913. Literature 2. CV Raman. 1930. Physics 3. Mother Teresa 1979. Peace 4. Amartya Sen 1998. Economist 5. Kailash Satyarthi 2014. Peace 2. Magsaysay Awards ➢ Instituted in 1957 and named after Ramon Magsaysay, the former President of Philippines. ➢ This award is given annually on Augus
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